Listen&Learn: The Industrial Revolution
Posted by: Jaksyn PeacockPre-listening vocabulary
- industrial: relating to the production of items
- revolution: a change in political, social, or economic systems
- mass-produce: to use a machine to produce large amounts of something
- factory: a place where items are made using machines
- union: an organization of workers that try to gain better working conditions and pay
- child labour: the use of children as workers in a factory or business
Listening activity
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Gapfill exercise
Comprehension questions
1. Britain was the first country to industrialize because
Britain was the first country to industrialize because they had the wealth needed to build machines.
2. Factory workers began to form unions because
Factory workers began to form unions because they were tired of poor working conditions.
3. One type of law that was created during the Industrial Revolution was
One type of law that was created during the Industrial Revolution was a law that banned child labour.
Discussion/essay questions
- Today, factories are everywhere. Mass production is the easiest way for companies to make and sell their products. However, factories can be very bad for the environment, because they pollute the air and contribute to climate change. How do you think factories can reduce the harm they cause to the environment?
Transcript
The Industrial Revolution was a period of time when people began to use new technology to mass-produce items. It began in Europe in the 18th century, when new power sources like steam engines, electricity, and oil were becoming common. The first country that started to industrialize was Britain, because they had the wealth that was necessary to build new machines. Soon, other European countries began to build machines too. This change caused a lot of people to start working in factories instead of on farms. However, some factories had very poor working conditions. Because of this, factory workers began to form unions so that they could protest against unfair treatment. This was when many countries decided to create laws to help protect workers. These new laws banned child labour, restricted working hours, and tried to make factories safer.
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23 comments
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sofyanto says:
The topic of Industrial Revolution 4.0 is the latest information in the IT expert community. Several experts have spoken out, claiming that the industrial revolution 4.0 reincarnated a form of collaboration between robotic automation processes into the real environment.
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Abdirahman Hadliye says:
The industrial revolution was the greatest idea during the 18th century on the other hand it was a mistake to start the revolution without discussing the future problems that would come next two centuries. human beings always they make mistake with their self because climate change is a common issue that we heard these days and but remember that during industrial revolution nobody knows what would come after civilization.
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Lia says:
very interesting
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Maybin Bwalya says:
Indeed,it is prudent to realize that Industrialization has come with many challenges,we talk of Pollution and Climate change.
In as much as we embrace industrialization, there is need to come up with measures that will protect the environment as well as humanity.I. Say so because some companies do care how they dispose off the waste products; there must be designated points where the waste products are to be disposed off and also come up with recycling companies to help cut back the risks that come with Solid Waste Mismanagement.
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Manufacturers must ensure that the Channels are put up to allow the smoke flow in one direction on top so that so many lives are not disadvantaged. -
Mohammed says:
Excellent
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Aunreun says:
Very interesting.It made me remember about history.
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Taha says:
I make this exercise late sory
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Endrit says:
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M.K. says:
That was bygone era even though they took these much steps which had done by them. That was very impressive.
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Caridadgomo says:
I think this was an important changes to worker and the creation of items which made that the economy the country increased
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Ashley says:
Discuss
Today, factories are everywhere. Mass production is the easiest way for companies to make and sell their products. However, factories can be very bad for the environment, because they pollute the air and contribute to climate change. How do you think factories can reduce the harm they cause to the environment?
My comments
– Adopting green energy
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Ahmad Derkeshli says:
Thanks. I appreciate the effort done. It’s so useful and helpful.
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The King Of Love From IRAN says:
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YONGHONG WU says:
very good ,thank you very much .
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Miryam says:
Very interesting!
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Thu says:
Though many manufactures cause issues for the environment, still there strategies can be done in order to achieve the benefits of making and selling mass products. First of all, the companies should consider using sustainable material such as solar panels, windmill or other friendly energy resources, which means that the alternative usages will reduce carbon dioxide into the air and therefore it stops causing climate change effect. Secondly, there must be a standard polity for infrastructure applying at the beginning of building the company. For instance: they are certain number of water and human waste removal systems, noises control inside the production building. Finally, the government also maintains regular audit over time to make sure the systems have been follow up properly. In consequence there will be significant fines if they break the laws.
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Luis says:
This topic is so complicate and complex. First, people have to convince themselves that we need immediate changes to start new behaviour for stopping the real environment problems. In this way we have to switch fossil fuels to other kind of them like Voltage cell, solar energy, wind energy, ocean energy, etc, or a combination of them to cut pollute emissions. In addition, we should have to cut cattle raising areas, some type of construction materials, industrial items, etc; these are part of the solution but not all of them. In other wise, we have to resign all human activities to get extraordinary changes to reach great reductions of environment pollution.
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Amanuel Tsegai Belai says:
Nice
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Amanuel Tsegai Belai says:
I appreciated all the content.
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Amanuel Tsegai Belai says:
It was a good history and challenged questions.
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Alessandro says:
Very interesting, thank you so much
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Christine PENNEC says:
great. Very interesting
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antonio pinheiro says:
very good